Relates to historical events in Russia and Lithuania before, during, and after the Russian Revolution and Civil War; Poles
in Lithuania; and agricultural developments in Lithuania, 1881-1939. Includes watercolor drawings and sketches of scenes and
manor houses in Lithuania and Poland, as well as parts of Belarus, Ukraine, Latvia, and Estonia. Boxes 1-8 also available
on microfilm (8 reels).

Background

Mieczyslaw
Jałowiecki was born to a prominent Polish landowning family of northern Lithuania in 1876. He studied in St. Petersburg, Riga, and several
German universities, completing degrees in agriculture and agricultural economics. His career in Russian civil service, in
agricultural finance, and in business, gave him the opportunity to travel and to develop an intimate knowledge of the economic
and cultural landscape of Lithuania and its neighborhood. Shortly before World War I,
Jałowiecki was elected president of the assembly of the nobility of northeastern Lithuania.